India will launch a communication satellite CMS-01, formerly named GSAT-12R, on December 17 evening, using its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket's XL variant numbered as PSLV-C50, the Indian space agency said on Friday.
Now it is official. The Indian space agency has decided go generic in naming its communication satellites as well after earth observation satellites (EOS).
The government's decision to ban import of communication satellites throws up huge opportunity for private players, said K. Sivan, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary, Department of Space.
China will launch the first two communications satellites for its space-based Internet-of-Things project this month with one of them named after its birthplace Wuhan, the epicentre of coronavirus, officials said on Friday.
The rocket was blasted off from Ariane Launch Complex at Kourou, a French territory located in northeastern coast of South America at at 2.31 am (IST).
GSLV-F11 is ISRO's fourth generation launch vehicle with three stages.
SpaceX launched its 14th Falcon 9 rocket of 2017 today, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The rocket carried 10 satellites for Iridium Communications
India on Thursday added GSAT-17 to its fleet of communication satellites after it was launched into orbit by heavy lift rocket Ariane 5 from Kourou in French Guiana, said European Space Agency Arianespace.
GSAT-17 with a lift-off mass of about 3,477 kg carries payloads in Normal C- band, Extended C-band and S-band to provide various communication services.
The ISRO will launch three communication satellites in the next 18 months, the first of which in the first week of June.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch an unprecedented number of five national communication spacecraft this year.
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